Editing Ellis, Kansas (section)

==Geography==
Ellis is located at {{Coord|38|56|10|N|99|33|33|W|type:city}} (38.936211, -99.559269),<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> at an elevation of 2,120 feet (646 m).<ref name="GNIS"/> Located in northwestern Kansas on [[Interstate 70 in Kansas|Interstate 70]], Ellis is {{convert|13|mi|km}} west-northwest of [[Hays, Kansas|Hays]], the [[county seat]].<ref name=CountyMap>{{cite web | title = General Highway Map - Ellis County, Kansas | publisher = [[Kansas Department of Transportation]] | date = 2010-06-01 | url = http://www.ksdot.org/burtransplan/maps/county-pdf/ellis.PDF | access-date = 2010-12-18}}</ref> It is approximately {{convert|146|mi|km}} northwest of [[Wichita, Kansas|Wichita]] and {{convert|260|mi|km}} west of [[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]].<ref>{{cite web | title = City Distance Tool | publisher = [[Geobytes]] | url = http://www.geobytes.com/citydistancetool.htm | access-date = 2010-04-17 | archive-date = October 5, 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101005175701/http://geobytes.com/CityDistanceTool.htm | url-status = dead }}</ref>

Ellis lies on the western edge of the [[Smoky Hills]] region of the [[Great Plains]].<ref name=KDOT>{{cite web | title = 2003-2004 Official Transportation Map | publisher = [[Kansas Department of Transportation]] | year = 2003 | url = http://www.ksdot.org/burtransplan/maps/HistoricStateMaps/2003-04Mapside.pdf | access-date = 2010-12-18}}</ref> [[Big Creek (Kansas)|Big Creek]], a tributary of the [[Smoky Hill River]], runs east through the city and has been [[dam]]med to form a long, narrow [[reservoir]], Big Creek Lake.<ref name=City/><ref>{{cite web | title = City of Ellis [Map] | publisher = [[Kansas Department of Transportation]] | date = June 2007 | url = http://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/city-pdf/ellis.pdf | access-date = 2014-09-18}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.64|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2012-07-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=2012-01-25 }}</ref>

===Climate===
On average in Ellis, January is the coolest month, and July is both the warmest month and the wettest month. The hottest temperature recorded in Ellis was 110&nbsp;°F (43&nbsp;°C) in 2003; the coldest temperature recorded was -24&nbsp;°F (-31&nbsp;°C) in 1989.<ref name=TWC>{{cite web | url=http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USKS0172 | title=Average weather for Ellis, KS | access-date= 2010-02-06 | publisher=[[The Weather Channel]]}}</ref>

{{Weather box 
|location = Ellis, Kansas
|width = 55%
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F = 79
|Feb record high F = 84
|Mar record high F = 95
|Apr record high F = 103
|May record high F = 105
|Jun record high F = 109
|Jul record high F = 110
|Aug record high F = 110
|Sep record high F = 110
|Oct record high F = 102
|Nov record high F = 87
|Dec record high F = 79
|year record high F = 110
|Jan high F = 42
|Feb high F = 48
|Mar high F = 57
|Apr high F = 67
|May high F = 76
|Jun high F = 87
|Jul high F = 93
|Aug high F = 91
|Sep high F = 83
|Oct high F = 72
|Nov high F = 55
|Dec high F = 45
|Jan low F = 14
|Feb low F = 19
|Mar low F = 27
|Apr low F = 37
|May low F = 48
|Jun low F = 59
|Jul low F = 64
|Aug low F = 62
|Sep low F = 53
|Oct low F = 40
|Nov low F = 26
|Dec low F = 18
|Jan record low F = −17
|Feb record low F = −20
|Mar record low F = −16
|Apr record low F = 12
|May record low F = 26
|Jun record low F = 39
|Jul record low F = 45
|Aug record low F = 41
|Sep record low F = 26
|Oct record low F = 12
|Nov record low F = −7
|Dec record low F = −24
|year record low F = −24
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.50
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.60
|Mar precipitation inch = 1.88
|Apr precipitation inch = 2.03
|May precipitation inch = 3.15
|Jun precipitation inch = 3.00
|Jul precipitation inch = 3.42
|Aug precipitation inch = 2.97
|Sep precipitation inch = 1.69
|Oct precipitation inch = 1.25
|Nov precipitation inch = 1.16
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.59
|source 1 = [[The Weather Channel]]<ref name=TWC/>
|date=August 2010
}}